Mount Everest

What is the height of Mount Everest?

• 28, 333

• 29,035

• 22,000

• 21,101

What is the name given to the guides from Nepal?

• Sheep herders

• Nepalians

• Yakers

• Sherpas

What year did Tenzing and Norgay reach the summit of Mt. Everest?

• 1953

• 1920

• 1955

• 2020

What quality enables Sherpa's to be good climbing guides?

• They have always loved Mt. Everest

• They have spent their lives eating pasta

• They have lived their lives at high altitudes so their body has adapted

• They have had a desire to climb 29,000 feet above sea level

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Which mountain range is Mt. Everest located in?

• The Alpes Mountain Range

• The Rocky Mountain Range

• The Cunningham Mountain Range

• The Himalayan Mountain Range

Who or what was the mountain named after?

• The Himalayan jumping spider

• Sir George Everest

• The Nepal Sherpas

• The Tibetan Lama

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Where was Sir Edmund Hillary from?

• New Zealand

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Tibet

More recently, what dangers does Mt. Everest face?

• A spider overtaking

• A sherpa overtaking

• pollution

• an overabundance of discarded tents

Name an animal/insect that can live at 22,000 feet above sea level.

• Yaks

• Llamas

• Himalayan Jumping Spiders

• Tibetan flying insects

What did Sir Edmund Hillary's father do for a living?

• a yak herder

• a mountain climber

• a beekeeper

• a sky diving instructor